Circle in Square

Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Tamron 70 – 300
f/4.2 at 1/60
ISO 100

I was out one day driving around looking for something to take pictures of when I came across an old truck parked at the side of the road. I was interested in the details in the metal doors on the back end. I really liked the tones in the rust.

I think the strongest element in this photo is shape. There is a sharp contrast between what are mostly lines forming squares and rectangles and the circle in the latch mechanism.

The circle definitely becomes the centre of interest because of that contrast. Technically I think the photo could have been improved if I was able to use a smaller aperture to get more depth-of-field. That would have produced a sharper image with more detail in the rust.